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- Quizzia 1.1 (TM)
-
- Copyright (c) 1991 by Thomas M. Roddy
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- September 4, 1991
-
- Quizzia - A fun, easy to use, educational program in the form of a
- trivia game which tests your knowledge as well as teaches.
-
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- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES,
- WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THEIR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
- FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALTHOUGH THE AUTHOR HAS MADE REASONABLE ATTEMPTS
- TO REMOVE SOFTWARE BUGS AND FACTUAL INACCURACIES, SOME MAY STILL EXIST.
-
- THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF
- THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.
-
- REGARDING THE DATABASE OF NUTRITION QUESTIONS:
- ALTHOUGH THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE
- NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, A GOOD ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PROVIDE SOUND ADVICE ON
- NUTRITION. FOR PROFESSIONAL NUTRITION ADVICE A PHYSICIAN OR REGISTERED
- DIETICIAN SHOULD BE CONSULTED.
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-
- Introduction:
-
- Usually, tests of knowledge, or trivia games, are not very educational since
- you don't learn very much from them. If you know the correct answer, you
- will get it right. Otherwise, you guess. If you guessed correctly, then
- you may remember the answer if the same question was asked again. But, do
- you really understand the reasoning behind the correct answer? Usually not.
- You probably just got lucky.
-
- Quizzia is different. Quizzia is an educational game. It was
- developed to add some fun to the learning process. It always gives you
- more information about the topic you are quizzed on. Whether you get it
- right or not, there will be an explanation below to promote learning. You
- can play against friends or against a clock. You can choose to get difficult
- questions, not so difficult questions, or a mixture. The shareware version
- comes with 50 questions about nutrition. The registered version comes with
- the entire database of over 400 questions about nutrition. Other topics are
- being developed. Write for more information if you are interested in
- purchasing them or if you have suggestions for new topics.
-
- Quizzia is Shareware. It is not in the public domain and it is not free.
- If you continue to use it after a testing period, please register. Refer to
- QORDER.FRM for more information.
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- Installation:
-
- You can manually install Quizzia by following these simple instructions:
-
- Assuming the floppy drive containing the Quizzia program is in drive A:
- and you are installing the program on drive C, we will simply create a
- subdirectory for Quizzia and then copy the files to it.
-
- ">" represents the prompt.
-
- > c:
- > cd \
- > mkdir quizzia
- > copy a:\*.* c:\quizzia
-
- That's all there is to it!
-
- Running quizzia starts the program! F1 is the help key.
-
- > quizzia
-
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- How to use Quizzia:
-
- Usage: QUIZZIA [-qmbm]
-
- where -q = quiet (no sounds)
- -c = CGA snow elimination
- -b = BIOS screen writing
- -m = force monochrome text attributes
-
-
- Quizzia is very easy to use. You will probably not need help. If you do,
- press F1 at anytime for context-sensitive help windows, that is, help about
- the current screen.
-
- Can't print order form from opening screen? - QORDER.FRM must be in your
- current working directory in order to print the form. Quizzia will not
- search your path for the file. You can alternatively use PRINT to send the
- file to your printer.
-
- You may find it easier to keep Quizzia and all its data files on a floppy
- diskette which can be removed from the PC when done. Please be aware that
- floppy drives (5.25" and 3.5") have considerably slower access times and
- capacity than hard drives. The program will run slower. It should
- still be acceptable though.
-
-
- Future plans -
-
- We would like to hear from our customers about changes, additions, etc. to
- Quizzia that you would like to see. Please take the time to fill out the
- questionnaire on the order form. Even if you're not ordering, tell us what
- you like and dislike about the program. How can we improve it?
-
- Please address all correspondence (technical support, sales, bug reports,
- site license information, quantity discounts, etc.) to:
-
- CompuServe users: 73730,3304
-
- U.S. mail:
- Thomas M. Roddy
- P.O. Box 325
- Columbia, MD 21045-0325
-